The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Da Tech Guy Interviews Mattie Fein

The local newspaper can’t be bothered, but she scores big with New Media: “There are serious issues in the district and the voters deserve the issues on the table.” Read the whole thing. Remember it was Da Tech Guy who loaned me the Famous Fedora of Objectivity, which made another celebrity appearance today: Yeah, Mattie Fein has […]

California Reporter to Republican Candidate: ‘We’re Not Interested’

A reporter for the Torrance (Calif.) Daily Breeze sent an e-mail to a political consultant saying the newspaper is “not interested” in covering Republican candidate Mattie Fein, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Jane Harman in California’s 36th District. In the e-mail sent Wednesday (see text below), Daily Breeze reporter Nick Green told consultant John S. […]

Ron Miller Question And Answer Part 1

by Smitty Previously, we enjoyed Ron Miller’s prepared remarks. Fine stuff. However, in my opinion, Ron hits his stride as he fields questions from the audience. All of the questions and answers are great, but if you’ve time, the first one offers greater philosophical insight. The rest are also good but focus more on current […]

Greetings From California!

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — My host, Ladd Ehlinger Jr., tells me that this is known as the “Porn Capital of the World,” but that’s not why I’m here or why Ladd’s here. He’s doing political ads, trying to bring to California some of the viral video magic he patented in Alabama. (See: The greatest political ad […]

Calling Vernon Parker ‘Boy’? Quayle’s Smear Machine Backfires in AZ-3

A dozen candidates are seeking the Republican nomination to replace retiring Rep. John Shadegg in Arizona’s 3rd District, and regular readers know I’m 100% for Vernon Parker.  In March, our good friend Barbara Espinosa introduced me to the mayor of Paradise Valley, whose impressive resume is highlighted by the fact that he got his start in politics with the legendary Lee […]

HR1586: ‘Legislate In Haste, Amend At Leisure’ Now Making Oscar Wilde
Look Serious

by Smitty Unserious Bluegrass Pundit has us on a merry chase, trying to find out the meaning of HR1586, which was passed : Cato and CNET were on the case: It was supposed to be some routine election-year largesse from Democrats: a $26 billion spending measure to aid two of the party’s core constituencies, labor […]

Democrats and Ethics: An Oxymoron

As co-author of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party, I am certainly not surprised to learn that Rep. Charlie Rangel and Rep. Maxine Waters have been less than exemplars of selflessness in public service. What’s interesting is how, when Republicans get caught with their pants down and/or their hands in the […]

What Doctor Zero Said

by Smitty Doctor Zero picks up directly and briefly after Prof. Angelo Codevilla, pointing out that the Federal government is not your friend and corruption is a function of time. It’s worth adding, as a result, that incumbency is a function of the structural factors encouraging it and the fact that DC is where the […]

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